Each local authority area was given a score by Moneybarn based on how well it performs across six financial indicators: rent prices, house prices, employment rate, living wage, annual pay and Gross Disposable Household Income per head (GDHI). These were the Scottish areas that were deemed the most financially stable and viable to live in.
9. West Dunbartonshire - 5.27
Annual pay and disposable income were also scored low in West Dunbartonshire, though affordable rent and house prices make it the ninth most financially stable location in Scotland. Photo: Shutterstock
10. Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute scored as the 129th most financially viable location in the UK and the 10th in Scotland. It scored well for rent and house prices, but low for annual pay and disposable income. Photo: Shutterstock